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Aekyung recalls six toothpaste products after finding traces of triclosan

Aekyung Industrial announced on Tuesday that it will voluntarily recall six types of Chinese-made toothpaste, regardless of manufacturing date, after detecting trace amounts of triclosan, which the government banned in oral hygiene products in 2016.

2026-01-07

Taekwang Industrial named preferred bidder for Aekyung Industrial

The long-anticipated acquisition of Aekyung Industrial — once considered a prized asset in Korea's retail and consumer goods sector — is underway, with Taekwang Industrial confirmed as the preferred bidder for the company’s management rights.

2025-09-12

Aekyung Group mulls sale of flagship unit as Korea Inc. battles cash crunch

Aekyung Group is considering selling its flagship unit, Aekyung Industrial, as Korean companies across all sectors face growing liquidity strains amid rising interest rates and a slowing global economy.

2025-04-17

Jeju Air's parent company apologizes to crash victims' families for affiliate's festive year-end event

Executives from Aekyung Group, the parent company of Jeju Air, apologized to families of crash victims after an Aekyung affiliate reportedly held a festive event for employees two days after the disaster.

2025-01-05

Jeju Air crash tanks shares, triggers boycott for holding company

Jeju Air and its holding company, AK Holdings, both took big losses in the wake of a fatal plane crash that killed 179 on Sunday.

2024-12-30

Former SK, Aekyung CEOs sentenced to prison for humidifier sterilizer deaths

The Seoul High Court found former CEOs of SK Chemicals and Aekyung Industrial guilty for their involvement in the deadly humidifier sterilizer case that has been linked to 1,262 reported fatalities. They were sentenced to four years in prison.

2024-01-11

Aekyung Chemical donates electric blankets to people in need

Aekyung Chemical announced that it held a ‘neighborly love donation event’ on Dec. 16 at Mapo District Office, western Seoul.The company delivered 715 electric blankets to promote neighborliness. Mapo District Office will...

2021-12-29

AK Holdings to merge three chemical subsidiaries

AK Holdings is merging three of its subsidiaries, all involves in the chemical business, into a single company.

2021-08-05

Aekyung Industrial foundation ranks No.2 on Amazon

An Aekyung Industrial foundation ranked No.2 in the foundation category on Amazon.

2021-05-10

Former CEOs of SK Chemical, Aekyung acquitted in humidifier sterilizer case

A court on Tuesday acquitted the former heads of SK Chemical and the consumer goods company Aekyung Industrial in a deadly humidifier sterilizer case.

2021-01-12